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'''Herman Wouk''' [[Columbia College|CC]] '[[1934|34]] is a [[Pulitzer Prize]]-winning writer famous for the play ''The Caine Mutiny''.
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'''Herman Wouk''' [[Columbia College|CC]] '[[1934|34]] is a [[Pulitzer Prize]]-winning writer famous for the novel ''The Caine Mutiny''.
  
Wouk entered [[Columbia College]] at age 16, writing for ''[[Spec]]'' and ''[[Jester]]'', as well as the [[Varsity Show]], for which ''Home, James'' ([[1933]]) and ''Laugh It Off'' (1934) were the products of his pen. Wouk graduated  at age 20.  
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Wouk entered [[Columbia College]] at age 16, writing for ''[[Spec]]'' and ''[[Jester]]''. He was also a member of then then-primarily Jewish (and now defunct) Columbia chapter of the [[Pi Lambda Phi]] fraternity. Wouk graduated at age 20 with the [[Richard H. Fox Prize]]. Wouk considered Professor [[Irwin Edman]] a mentor and later dedicated a novel to him.
  
In the 70s, he endowed Beit Ephraim, a Jewish retreat for Columbia students. In [[1980]], Wouk won the [[Alexander Hamilton Medal]]. It was recently sold on eBay as a paperweight.<ref>[http://cgi.ebay.com/Fantastic-Rare-Columbia-University-Medal-Paperweight_W0QQitemZ7754432742QQcategoryZ39726QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem eBay 'Fantastic Rare Columbia University Medal Paperweight']</ref>
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In the 70s, he endowed Beit Ephraim, a Jewish retreat for Columbia students.  
  
Wouk considered Professor [[Irwin Edman]] a mentor and dedicated a novel to him.
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In [[1980]], Wouk won the [[Alexander Hamilton Medal]]. Someone recently claimed to be selling it on eBay as a paperweight.<ref>Unfortunately, the link's now dead, so this can no longer be verified.</ref>
  
The manuscript of ''The Caine Mutiny'' is preserved in the [[Rare Book and Manuscript Library]] inside [[Butler]].  
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In [[1989]], he served as the Columbia College [[Class Day]] speaker.
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The manuscript of ''The Caine Mutiny'' is preserved in the [[Rare Book and Manuscript Library]] inside [[Butler Library]].  
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Latest revision as of 08:58, 25 May 2013

See also Wikipedia's article about "Herman Wouk".

Herman Wouk CC '34 is a Pulitzer Prize-winning writer famous for the novel The Caine Mutiny.

Wouk entered Columbia College at age 16, writing for Spec and Jester. He was also a member of then then-primarily Jewish (and now defunct) Columbia chapter of the Pi Lambda Phi fraternity. Wouk graduated at age 20 with the Richard H. Fox Prize. Wouk considered Professor Irwin Edman a mentor and later dedicated a novel to him.

In the 70s, he endowed Beit Ephraim, a Jewish retreat for Columbia students.

In 1980, Wouk won the Alexander Hamilton Medal. Someone recently claimed to be selling it on eBay as a paperweight.[1]

In 1989, he served as the Columbia College Class Day speaker.

The manuscript of The Caine Mutiny is preserved in the Rare Book and Manuscript Library inside Butler Library.

Preceded by
Anthony Lewis
Columbia College Class Day Speaker 
1989
Succeeded by
Ralph Ellison


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References

  1. Unfortunately, the link's now dead, so this can no longer be verified.